How can a deeper understanding of the legacy of slavery help the United States better address its current injustices? In his new book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, The Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith takes readers to nine monuments and landmarks — some that are honest about the past and some that are not — and reflects on how the history of slavery continues to reverberate today. As we celebrate emancipation on Juneteenth, Smith joins Theodore R. Johnson, director of the Brennan Center’s Fellows Program, to discuss the hopeful role that memory can play in making sense of our country.
This event is produced in partnership with Lit Bar and the NYU John Brademas Center.
Speakers:
- Clint Smith, Staff Writer, The Atlantic; author, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- Moderator: Theodore R. Johnson, Director, Fellows Program, Brennan Center
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